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scooting over

scooting over is the present participle and gerund of scoot over.

Meaning of scoot over

Verb

scoot over (third-person singular simple present scoots over, present participle scooting over, simple past and past participle scooted over)

  1. (colloquial, intransitive) To move one's sitting self or seat aside, so the other person has more space.
    • Please scoot over a little so I can sit down.
  2. (colloquial, transitive) To slide (something) across or aside.
    • Scoot that ottoman over for me, would you?

Questions about scooting over

What is scooting over the present participle and gerund of?
Scooting over is the present participle and gerund of scoot over.

Words near scooting over in the dictionary

  1. scooterless
  2. scooterlike
  3. scooters
  4. scooties
  5. scooting
  6. scooting over
  7. scooting up
  8. scoots
  9. scoots over
  10. scoots up
  11. scooty

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